calaisien
French, adjective
calaisien is spelled C-A-L-A-I-S-I-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 144,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calaisien is a French adjective meaning “of, from or relating to the city of Calais, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Calaisien is a different word: “native or inhabitant of the city of Calais, Pas-de-Calais department…”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à Calais, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais”.
What does calaisien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to the city of Calais, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of the city of Calais, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant de Calais, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. 2. Habitant de Saint-Calais, commune française située dans le département de la Sarthe.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Calais, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. 2. Relatif à Saint-Calais, commune française située dans le département de la Sarthe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calaisien
- Calaisiens plural
- Calaisienne feminine
- calaisienne feminine
- calaisiens masculine plural
- calaisiennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is calaisien in French?
calaisien appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).